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SUG- AR- LAND: The Big Issues

SUGARLAND SUGARLAND SUGARLAND SUGARLAND

THE BIG ISSUESTHE BIG ISSUESTHE BIG ISSUESTHE BIG ISSUES

RISKY BEHAVIOURSRISKY BEHAVIOURSRISKY BEHAVIOURSRISKY BEHAVIOURS

Some of the characters In Sugarland

engage in risky behaviours.

These behaviours include

YOU HAVE A GO:YOU HAVE A GO:YOU HAVE A GO:YOU HAVE A GO:

CUTTINGCUTTINGCUTTINGCUTTING

SNIFFINGSNIFFINGSNIFFINGSNIFFING

DISCUSS:DISCUSS:DISCUSS:DISCUSS:

→ What are some of the side e-ects

and consequences of these

behaviours?

→ What are the associated risks?

→ What should you do if you know

someone engaging in these

behaviours?

ON YOUR FEET:ON YOUR FEET:ON YOUR FEET:ON YOUR FEET:

→ In small groups create a tableau

that depicts someone being exposed

to one of these risky behaviours.

→ Add a soundscape of words that

identi3es the risks, should this

person choose to partake in the

behaviour

SMOKING USING DRUGS

DRINKINGDRINKINGDRINKINGDRINKING

SELFSELFSELFSELF----HARMHARMHARMHARM

CHOKINGCHOKINGCHOKINGCHOKING

TEEN PREGNANCY

TRYING TO ESCAPETRYING TO ESCAPETRYING TO ESCAPETRYING TO ESCAPE

Many of the characters in Sugarland participate in risky behaviours to attempt

to escape something in their lives. Use the table below to assess the risks they

take and why they choose to go down this path:

WHAT is the

risky behav-

iour?

WHY do

they do

this?

What are they

trying to es-

cape?

What are the

long term

consequenc-

es?

What are the

risks associat-

ed in this ac-

tivity?

INSERT CHARACTER

NAMEs BELOW:

YOU HAVE A GO:YOU HAVE A GO:YOU HAVE A GO:YOU HAVE A GO:

REFLECTIONREFLECTIONREFLECTIONREFLECTION

RISKY BEHAVIOURRISKY BEHAVIOURRISKY BEHAVIOURRISKY BEHAVIOUR

→ Think of a time you have

done something that has

a-ected the people close to

you. Perhaps you took a risk,

or chose to behave in a way

without fully considering the

consequences.

→ How did your behavior

a-ect your family and

friends?

→ How did you feel after?

→ What are the long term

consequences of this

behavior?

ON YOUR FEET:ON YOUR FEET:ON YOUR FEET:ON YOUR FEET:

→ Using the tableau you created

earlier in small groups that depicts

someone being exposed to a risky

behaviour, Develop a scene that shows

the CONSEQUENCES of partaking in

the action

→ Discuss the scenes as a class.

→ Consider how the actions make

others feel.

GETTING HELPGETTING HELPGETTING HELPGETTING HELP

The stories told in Sugarland are based on the real-life stories of the young people in the town

on Katherine NT. While we feel that telling these stories is an important aspect of raising

awareness of these issues we 3rmly believe it is important to unpack these issues in the

classroom and to seek help if need be.

If you, or someone you know is engaging in behaviours which may cause risk to themselves or

others around them, there are lots of things you can do.

Please follow the links below for more information.

https://www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/Facts---Information/Self-

harm

http://www.beyondblue.org.au/

resources/for-me/stop-think-respect-

home/the-invisible-discriminator

http://www.youthbeyondblue.com/understand-what's-going-on/

self-harm-and-self-injury

http://www.mindhealthconnect.org.au/

http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/